LOAD & HAUL T e salt, ready for use, is then
treated with an anti-caking additive and stored undercover for dispatch by sea from the company’s own quay, or by road. ISME’s newest machine, a 38-tonne
capacity TA400 with a six cylinder Scania DC13 Tier 4 Final engine, arrived on site in February 2016. It was supplied by local dealer Sleator Plant, based in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. Moore says he is extremely pleased with the machines and after sales support. Moore says the company looked at other options before purchasing its newest hauler, but it was the ‘simple’ nature of Terex Trucks’ haulers that won the day. “T eir simplicity is one of the major factors about the TA400 that we really like,” says Moore. “It’s easy to maintain and service, so we
are confi dent that it’s going to keep working. We fi nd that once you have too many computers involved in running your machines then problems can start occurring.” Before choosing its latest machine ISME not only visited the Terex Trucks facility in Motherwell, Scotland, but also saw the machines in action at an open cast mine in Scotland and at a product demonstration in Malaga, Spain. “We wanted something that’s robust and comfortable for the drivers,” explains Moore. “At the same time, fuel effi ciency and environmental concerns played a part in choosing the right truck. And, of course, the back-up we get from the dealer also impacted our fi nal decision.” As part of its aftersales service,
Sleator Plant provided a trainer who showed the operators the changes
TRUCKS HAUL DEEP IN JORDAN I
n other Terex news, its longstanding customer
Comedat is putting the fi rm’s rigid dump trucks to work in phosphate mines in Jordan. Comedat, Jordan’s largest phosphate mining contractor, is using 90 Terex Trucks machines across three sites to mine phosphate in the north and south of the Middle Eastern country. Used to help feed the world,
the production of phosphate is generally consumed as fertiliser, and its annual demand is growing almost twice as fast as the human population. Although poor in water resources per capita, Jordan is rich in history and boasts plentiful supplies of phosphates. The kingdom is the fi fth largest producer of phosphates globally
with an estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of phosphate reserves. The Comedat fl eet is one of
the largest fl eets of Terex Trucks’ haulers in the world, consisting of a mixture of 100 ton (91 tonne) capacity TR100s and versatile 60 ton (54.5 tonne) TR60s. The robust machines are
required to work day and night,
as Comedat operates 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The trucks, which provide excellent rimpull thanks to a resilient drivetrain and rear axle confi guration, are used to haul overburden removal, while others descend 56m below the surface to carry phosphate.
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Broken salt is loaded into the haulers and taken to the crushing plant
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